Budapest, Hungary
Shoes on the Danube Promenade
A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.
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Budapest, Hungary
A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.
Budapest, Hungary
A 19th-century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.
Stockholm, Sweden
Inside this church, a monument honors the first burial site of the famed philosopher.
Stockholm, Sweden
A golden plaque marks the site of the mysterious unsolved assassination of the former Swedish prime minister.
Stockholm, Sweden
The final resting place of the man whose name has become synonymous with greatness.
Stockholm, Sweden
This giant crucifix is like U2's Joshua Tree for Swedish death metal fans.
Stockholm, Sweden
The apartment where Pippi Longstocking came to life.
Stockholm, Sweden
Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.
Stockholm, Sweden
It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.
Stockholm, Sweden
An ancient Viking runestone hidden in plain view in Stockholm's old town.
Stockholm, Sweden
A rare surviving Victorian greenhouse designed specifically to house giant water lilies.
Stockholm, Sweden
The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.
Stockholm, Sweden
Dine on food tied to Viking history and legend at this subterranean Stockholm spot.
Stockholm, Sweden
An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.
Barcelona, Spain
This stunning iron gate designed by Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí is filled with mythic symbolism.
Barcelona, Spain
Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.
Barcelona, Spain
A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.
Barcelona, Spain
An unusual stroll through gentlemen's erotica demonstrates that pornography is timeless.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaze upon chocolate sculptures depicting everything from chariot races to Gaudí's famous church at this shrine to sweets.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Vienna, Austria
One of the best collections of wax anatomical models in the world.
Vienna, Austria
This museum promotes informed contraception by documenting its often secret past.
Vienna, Austria
Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.